I need a solid state amp due to the amount of transport in very, very rough conditions and the possibility of lots and lots of kicking about/falling over, I don't want to be worrying about messing around with broken valves. So please, NO comments saying "GET A VALVE AMP!" They will be ignored.

I play rock (classic/prog/modern) mainly. But I have pedals for the overdrive/distortion. I need a nice bass and mid, but trebles are normally low, so not as important.

roland cubes are incredibleso are peavey vypyrsand i hate marshall MG seriesand line 6 are either brilliant or rubbish, depending on who you ask

theres my experience of solid state amps summed up in 4 lines

for £100 i doubt you'll get anything loud enough to play with a drummer unless its second hand or b-stock. personally, id reccomend a roland cube but im not sure what wattage you'll be able to stretch to

Roland Cube. One of the best budget solid states going, although you may have to up your budget a bit, £100 for an amp loud enough to comfortably compete with a drummer may be pushing it.

If I had the cash available to get the amp I'm after I'd even sell you mine. >< Actually saying that, how is using a Line 6 UX1 with regular (decent) PC speakers? As in it wont damage them or anything.

I currently run my ux1 through the Aux input on my roland cube, if someone gives me the good to go on using it with speakers I will sell you my Cube, it's a 30x model, which will compete with a drummer in a practice session easily. I'd do it for £100, not including P&P.

for that price the only cube you can get is the 15, and it's absolute garbage. I don't really like the bigger ones, but some love them.I vote Fender Mustang or Vox Valvetronix, since TS wants a clean amp and the cube and vypyr are "better" at high-gain.

for that price the only cube you can get is the 15, and it's absolute garbage. I don't really like the bigger ones, but some love them.I vote Fender Mustang or Vox Valvetronix, since TS wants a clean amp and the cube and vypyr are "better" at high-gain.

Nowai man, the Cube's cleans are pretty amazing, and it's the most portable of all of them.

Are we all looking at Chappers for this? Because I am, after remembering his practice amp shootout. Looks like overall it's between the Fender Mustang and the Roland Cube XL.After watching that video of him playing through his 4 x 12 I'm pertty settled on a Roland Cube XL. Most likely the 40XL. It's got lots of built in effects, possibly good enough to leave my pedals at home for most practices. Anybody disagree? Say why.

Are we all looking at Chappers for this? Because I am, after remembering his practice amp shootout. Looks like overall it's between the Fender Mustang and the Roland Cube XL.After watching that video of him playing through his 4 x 12 I'm pertty settled on a Roland Cube XL. Most likely the 40XL. It's got lots of built in effects, possibly good enough to leave my pedals at home for most practices. Anybody disagree? Say why.